Defy IT boundaries

Closely related to cloud computing concepts, the Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) refers to IT built on standards-based, converged infrastructure overlaid with advanced data and control services at the application layer and delivered across servers, storage, and networking.

Storage within the SDDC requires open APIs with a programmatic approach to orchestration and can be delivered in a your choice of unique forms depending on your design points for optimization.

Programmatic control of infrastructure via open and standards-based APIs as well as application-specific orchestration environments is a defining requirement in the SDDC and a core part of our Converged Storage strategy since 2010.

We’ve led the effort to extend the OpenStack framework to Fibre Channel storage and hook into important applications from ISVs such as Microsoft, VMware, and SAP.

HP and OpenStack—automated and standards-based provisioning of storage for ITaaS

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Your optimization design requirements are an important consideration when selecting the form of storage needed for your SDDC. Whether you are optimizing for cost or service level will determine whether Software-Defined or Service-Refined Storage is the right choice.

Software-Defined Storage

Service-Refined Storage

Software only
Hypervisor and agnostic
Federated

Multi-tenant
Virtualized for unpredictable demands

Realize cost optimization with Software-Defined Storage

Software-Defined Storage delivers robust services to help you:

Reduce costs by leveraging hardware you already own

Avoid lock in with hardware and hypervisor agnostic deployments

Expand non-disruptively with scale-out and federated data mobility

Proven—Software-Defined Storage leaders

While the term is new, the concept isn’t. HP has been shipping Software-Defined Storage for more than 6 years—reducing costs and footprint for customers.

We have over 170,000 StoreVirtual VSA licenses distributed with advanced features not available with less mature Software-Defined solutions.

Building on this proven foundation, we are expanding virtual storage appliance (VSA) technology across our Converged Storage portfolio and continuing to lead with:

With 3 of the top 4 managed service providers in the world as our customers, we have unique insight into the requirements for large IT-as-a-Service (ITaaS) deployments.

The HP 3PAR StoreServ system with specialized ASIC and mesh-active cluster design can provide Tier 1 performance and resiliency in a way that no other storage architecture can match. We are extending that multi-tenant design into the area of information protection.